Britain set for faster growth but jobs will go

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Britain will grow faster than previously expected this year and next, but that will not prevent further rises in unemployment, according to a leading business group.

The British Chambers of Commerce has lifted its expectations for UK GDP growth to 1.7 per cent this year and 2.2 per cent next year. That compares with previous forecasts of 1.3 per cent growth this year and 2 per cent in 2011.

The figures follow a strong GDP report on Friday in which the Office for National Statistics upgraded its estimate for second-quarter growth to 1.2 per cent from 1.1 per cent, largely